SHANTHONA WOMEN'S GROUP

Registered charity 1133117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shanthona's activity always emphases on the benefit of inhabitants of Leagrave Ward particular to protect and preserve public health, training, provide and assist in the provision of information and advice and develop a self support group for women and a youth group for girls to enhance their quality of life relating to health, educational and social opportunities.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM DISADVANTAGED MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES RESIDING IN LUTON BEDFORDSHIRE.THE PROVISION OF HEALTH RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AS AFORESAID BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM MINORITY ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN LUTON WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY GENERALLY

Area of benefit: LUTON BEDFORDSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £25,368.99 as of 31 March 2025, representing an increase from the previous year. The charity reported total incoming resources of £43,795 and total expenditure of £39,597.63 for the year, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees note that they are continuously looking for funding as some current fundings are coming to an end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• SAHELI BEGUMchair
• Janet Montgomery
• RAZBIN NAHER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Luton

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Government & lottery funding

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